Man Charged for Threatening Protesters with an Axe

The Cambridge Public Safety Facility is located on Cambridge St. A man has been charged with threatening protesters with an axe in August. By Jina H. Choe

A man has been charged with assault after allegedly threatening protesters with an axe at a demonstration in Harvard Square last month, according to court documents.

Matthew C. Freeman, a 40-year-old man from Billerica, was arraigned in Cambridge District Court last week on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon — as well as a civil rights violation, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Freeman pleaded not guilty to all charges, according to court documents…

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